US6413108B2
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Personal computer peripheral device adapter
Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
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Filing: 2000-01-14
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Granted: 2002-07-02
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Expires: 2020-01-14
Abstract
Abstract An adapter to connect either Type I or Type II cards into a PCMCIA compliant PC Card interface on a personal computer. A protective shutter mechanism receives both Type I and Type II cards.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles A. Centofante
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R31/00; H01R31/06; H01R27/00; H01R13/00; H01R13/44; H01R13/447; H01R13/453; H01R13/4538; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An adapter comprising: a female connector to connect to a peripheral card device port; a male connector having a plurality of pins to connect to a peripheral card device that is not compatible with the peripheral card device port; an electrical connection between the female connector and the male connector; a housing to support the female connector, male connector and electrical connection, the housing having a cover and rails extending beyond the cover to define a bay at an end of the adapter opposite the female connector to receive the peripheral card device, the pins of the male connector extending beyond the cover into the bay; and a shield to cover the pins in the male connector, the shield movable between a first position in which the pins are substantially covered and a second position in which the pins extend through apertures in the shield for connection to the peripheral card device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An adapter comprising: a female connector to connect to a peripheral card device port; a male connector having a plurality of pins to connect to a peripheral card device that is not compatible with the peripheral card device port; an electrical connection between the female connector and the male connector; a housing to support the female connector, male connector and electrical connection, the housing having a cover and rails extending beyond the cover to define a bay at an end of the adapter opposite the female connector to receive the peripheral card device, the pins of the male connector extending beyond the cover into the bay; and a shield to cover the pins in the male connector, the shield movable between a first position in which the pins are substantially covered and a second position in which the pins extend through apertures in the shield for connection to the peripheral card device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the shield include a lip to limit forward motion of the shield by engaging the male connector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The adapter of claim 1 , further comprising a spring to bias the shutter away from the header.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the shield includes two rows of holes, and a centerline between the two rows of the holes in the shutter is offset from a centerline of the shutter toward a bottom face of the shutter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the female connectors conform to PCMCIA standards and the male connectors conform to CompactFlash standards.
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